📹 Video: Israelis march in support of re-occupying Lebanon and living in the holy biblical lands in south Lebanon.

While not a majority view this a "pressing priority" such movements are supported by leading voices in the Jewish leadership.

📹 Israel's leading member of the War cabinet promises Israelis to return to their homes by the start of next academic year.

Israeli reporters claim this implies after the war in Rafah, Gaza the Israeli army will mount a campaign in south Lebanon.

Despite that, the Israeli leadership is still trying to find a political solution. As for Hezbullah, they have stated countless times that they will stop when the war in Gaza stops.

📑 Very brief coverage on the possible U.S. sanctions on the Israeli army

- The Biden administration is planning to sanction the Israeli army brigade Netza Yahuda
- If sanctioned, they are not allowed to use any U.S. equipment or benefit from the military aid. If this is implemented, they have no choice but to disband because all of the Israeli equipment and weapons are either of U.S. funded or joint projects
- The brigade got the support of the Israeli leadership publicly who refused the U.S accusations
- Israeli leaders and the army spokesman issued statements of support to the brigade

Why is this important?
- This sets a precedent. The U.S. sanctioning Israelis then an Israel army unit is historic
- Possible disbanding of an Israeli army brigade
- The army's announcement that the brigade operated in Gaza could help link crimes to it
- Weakens the image of the most moral army, who failed to curb the criminal activity of its soldiers
and many more

And finally I'd like to note, many of you might have not noticed this but the grip of the Israeli army chief of staff over the commanders of his brigades is loosened, and the commanders are turning their area of operations into their own turfs.

While evidently all loyal, they are operating based on how they view what is best and not what their leadership says. This is a fact that no Israeli journalist or soldier can deny.

📹 Hezbullah released footage of their attack on an Israeli army vehicle in Metulla.

An Israeli soldier was near the vehicle.

This is one of several vehicles destroyed in the last few days, none of which the Israeli army acknowledged.

📃 The IDF announced the death of one soldier from Hezbullah's attack this week on Arab al-Aramsha

☠️ Maj. (res.) Dor Zimel, 27, a deputy company commander in the Etzioni Brigade, from Even Yehuda.
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🪦 This raises the toll of the carcasses acknowledged on the Lebanese border to 19

📷 U.S.-based ‘Iran International’ releases satellite imagery of the Isfahan base

The media cites Washington Institute senior fellow Farzin Nadimi, who claims it shows a hit caused by an Israeli Sparrow/Rocks missile on April ⁠19 (“can't be caused by toy quadcopters”).

This image is, however, consistent with light damage from a small drone, writes Amir-IranGeoMil.

The radar is standing (cf insert), maybe a 30N6E2 radar of the S-300 PMU2 system. (Farzin Nadimi alleges it's the 92N6E designed for S-400)

The black trace, rectangular in shape, is not due to an explosion; this is a net draped over the vehicle to obscure the extent of the damage, Amir explains, as the pic was reportedly taken yesterday. “Vehicle hasn't been moved, so it may be inoperable.”

It is possible that a quadcopter hit the radar and caused a fire.

📹 Hezbullah released footage of an ATGM attack on a house used by the Israeli army soldiers in Metulla settlement.

📹 Report by Al-Manar covers the hours during which a public funeral took place of a Hezbullah martyr in the border village of Kfarkila.

The video shows journalist, families, and men visiting their village despite the risks and showing defiance towards the Israeli enemy.

📹 The Israeli army released footage of its attack on Kfarkila, killing whom they describe as a member of Hezbullah.

In reality, it was an unarmed member of Amal Movement, and a local to this village who decided to stay.

🌷 The martyr is identified as Waseem Moussa Moussa, born in Kfarkila in 1974.

⚠️ Hezbullah issued a statement announcing they shot down an Israeli drone over Al-A'ysheyeh area at 10.50 pm

They add that they will issue another statement soon after identifying the drone type.

🗣️ Hezbullah updates the statement and announce they shot down a Hermes 450.

Before today, there is visual proof of shooting down one Hermes-450 and another Hermes-900. Additionally, the damaging of another Hermes-450

https://t.me/LebUpdate/39065

⚠️ The Israeli army carried an air strike with missiles targeting Abu Rashid mountain in the Al-Jabour area opposite the town of Maidoun.

This airstrike in the Beqaa province is likely the Israeli retaliation to Hezbullah shooting down the Hermes-450.

The current equation is Golan Heights = Beqaa and UAV = Beqaa.

📑 Meidoun (ميدون) is a village in the West Beqaa District in southern Lebanon. Following the 1982 invasion it was just North of the Israeli security zone.

It's as south as Beqaa can possibly be southern.

📷 The Israeli army acknowledge a Hermes-450 UAV was shot down over south Lebanon.

They announce attacking the "site from where the air defence missile was fired from".

The attack took place hours after the drone was shot down, hopefully late to destroy it (the site).

https://t.me/LebUpdate/39067

📹 Hezbullah releases footage of shooting down the Hermes-450 UAV yesterday night.

📑 The head of the IDF's intelligence directorate Major General Aharon Haliva decided to retire from following his department's failure to predict 7-October

The retirement will not be immediate - but expected in a few weeks.

📷 About an hour ago, the Israeli army attempted to destroy the wreckage of the Hermes-450 in an airstrike on the outskirts of Al-Mahmoudieh village in south Lebanon.

This is the 3rd MALE UAV to be shot down and crash in Lebanon during this battle. Israeli media attempted to downplay it and claim too many attempts were done over the months and only a few were successful.

🎪 ‘Return to the Mount’ has called on Jewish fanatics to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque today before sunset to perform a ‘Passover sacrifice’.

Compared with last year, rewards have been decreased (except for the maximum one):
🏅 Arrested: 200 ⁠shekels ($53).
🥉 Arrested with a lamb or kid (young goat): 700.
🥈 Arrested with a lamb or kid on ‘Temple Mount’: 2,500.
🥇 Successful sacrifice: 50,000 (about $13,300).

This provocation has been devoted this time to the “return of the hostages”. Some activists have been interrogated by the Israeli police.

📑 Hezbollah daily brief 21/04/2024:

- Eastern sector:

1- At 14:30, surveillance equipment at the Miskav Am site was targeted with appropriate weapons.

2- At 19:45, Israeli soldiers in the vicinity of the Al-Asi site were targeted with artillery shells.

3- At 22:50, an Israeli Hermes 450 drone was shot down above Al-Aishiya, southern Lebanon.

4- At 23:05, Israeli soldiers in the Metula settlement were targeted with appropriate weapons.

- Western sector:

1- At 07:30, Israeli military building in the Shomera settlement was targeted with appropriate weapons.

2- At 09:30, surveillance equipment in the vicinity of the Doviv Barracks was targeted with appropriate weapons.

3- At 10:20, Israeli soldiers south of the Jal al-Alam site were targeted with Burkan missiles.

4- At 17:15, surveillance equipment at the Al-Malikiyah site was targeted with appropriate weapons.

Translated by @thecradlemedia

📷 A series of Israeli attacks target the village of Srefa.